Best of Stephan Weil

Best of Stephan Weil

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Top candidate of the German party Social Democrats, SPD, Stephan Weil speaks in a TV studio at the Landtag regional parliament in Hanover on January 20, 2013 on polling day of the local elections in the central German state of Lower Saxony. The vote is largely seen as a test run for Chancellor Angela Merkel, her rivals and would-be heirs, eight months before nationwide polls. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party was ahead after the first state poll in a general election year, exit polls indicated, but it was unclear whether its coalition would cling to power. AFP PHOTO / POOL / JOERG SARBACH

Top candidate of the German party Social Democrats, SPD, Stephan Weil speaks in a TV studio at the Landtag regional parliament in Hanover on January 20, 2013 on polling day of the local elections in the central German state of Lower Saxony. The vote is largely seen as a test run for Chancellor Angela Merkel, her rivals and would-be heirs, eight months before nationwide polls. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party was ahead after the first state poll in a general election year, exit polls indicated, but it was unclear whether its coalition would cling to power. AFP PHOTO / POOL / JOERG SARBACH

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit with Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (2ndR), his wife Rosemarie Kerkow-Weil and Jens-Christian Wagner (L), director of the memorial, the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen on June 26, 2015 in Lohheide, Germany. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh viewed the grave of Anne Frank and laid a wreath at the inscription wall, before they met two survivors of the camp and as well as two liberators. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit with Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (2ndR), his wife Rosemarie Kerkow-Weil and Jens-Christian Wagner (L), director of the memorial, the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen on June 26, 2015 in Lohheide, Germany. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh viewed the grave of Anne Frank and laid a wreath at the inscription wall, before they met two survivors of the camp and as well as two liberators. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit with Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (2ndL) and Jens-Christian Wagner (L), director of the memorial, the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen on June 26, 2015 in Lohheide, Germany. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh viewed the grave of Anne Frank and laid a wreath at the inscription wall, before they met two survivors of the camp and as well as two liberators. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit with Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (2ndL) and Jens-Christian Wagner (L), director of the memorial, the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen on June 26, 2015 in Lohheide, Germany. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh viewed the grave of Anne Frank and laid a wreath at the inscription wall, before they met two survivors of the camp and as well as two liberators. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit with Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (R) the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen on June 26, 2015 in Lohheide, Germany. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh viewed the grave of Anne Frank and laid a wreath at the inscription wall, before they met two survivors of the camp and as well as two liberators. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit with Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (R) the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen on June 26, 2015 in Lohheide, Germany. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh viewed the grave of Anne Frank and laid a wreath at the inscription wall, before they met two survivors of the camp and as well as two liberators. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

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Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L) and Queen Elizabeth II, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L) and Queen Elizabeth II, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

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Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L) and Queen Elizabeth II, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L) and Queen Elizabeth II, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

Alexander Koerner

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

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Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

Alexander Koerner

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Rosemarie Kerkow-Weil, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Rosemarie Kerkow-Weil, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

Alexander Koerner

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II, Rosemarie Weil-Kerkow and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II, Rosemarie Weil-Kerkow and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

Alexander Koerner

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Lower-Saxony

Alexander Koerner

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at the military airport of Celle on June 26, 2015 in Celle, Germany. The Royal couple visited the concentration camp memorial at Bergen-Belsen this morning. This is the final day of a four day state visit, which is their first to Germany since 2004.

Volkswagen General Shareholders' Meeting

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Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn and Wolfgang Porsche arrive for the Volkswagen annual general shareholders' meeting on May 5, 2015 in Hanover, Germany. Winterkorn recently won out in a power struggle against VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who stepped down afterwards and, along with his wife, quit his position on the VW supervisory board. Volkswagen Group, with its 12 brands, is Germany's biggest carmaker.

Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn and Wolfgang Porsche arrive for the Volkswagen annual general shareholders' meeting on May 5, 2015 in Hanover, Germany. Winterkorn recently won out in a power struggle against VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who stepped down afterwards and, along with his wife, quit his position on the VW supervisory board. Volkswagen Group, with its 12 brands, is Germany's biggest carmaker.

Volkswagen General Shareholders' Meeting

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Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn and Wolfgang Porsche arrives for the Volkswagen annual general shareholders' meeting on May 5, 2015 in Hanover, Germany. Winterkorn recently won out in a power struggle against VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who stepped down afterwards and, along with his wife, quit his position on the VW supervisory board. Volkswagen Group, with its 12 brands, is Germany's biggest carmaker.

Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (L), Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn and Wolfgang Porsche arrives for the Volkswagen annual general shareholders' meeting on May 5, 2015 in Hanover, Germany. Winterkorn recently won out in a power struggle against VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who stepped down afterwards and, along with his wife, quit his position on the VW supervisory board. Volkswagen Group, with its 12 brands, is Germany's biggest carmaker.

Volkswagen General Shareholders' Meeting

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Wolfgang Porsche (L) and Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil are seen prior the start of the Volkswagen annual general shareholders' meeting on May 5, 2015 in Hanover, Germany. Winterkorn recently won out in a power struggle against VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who stepped down afterwards and, along with his wife, quit his position on the VW supervisory board. Volkswagen Group, with its 12 brands, is Germany's biggest carmaker.

Wolfgang Porsche (L) and Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil are seen prior the start of the Volkswagen annual general shareholders' meeting on May 5, 2015 in Hanover, Germany. Winterkorn recently won out in a power struggle against VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who stepped down afterwards and, along with his wife, quit his position on the VW supervisory board. Volkswagen Group, with its 12 brands, is Germany's biggest carmaker.

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